Lini Puthussery died of the Nipah virus on May 21st
The conscientious nurse from Kerala, in India, was 28
WHEN the patient was admitted at the end of April, Lini Puthussery was starting her night shift. He was a young man of 26, bearded, and with his hair fashionably swept back from his forehead. His name was Mohamed Sadiq, from Changaroth panchayat. The symptoms were fever and difficulty breathing, which struck her as unusual, even then. But her job was to care for him, so she gave him fluids and paracetamol, changed his sweaty clothes and sheets, and sat up with him all night long.
This article appeared in the Obituary section of the print edition under the headline “Treating a mystery”
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